Category: Polls

For the past two months we’ve had this poll sitting on the site about Google Home, a new product by Google that allows users to ask questions and do actions just by voice. The features on the device are continuing to advance and the Google Assistant is coming to other devices like Android TV. The […]

We’re just a week into 2017, just finishing a seminal year for Android TV. There were a lot of big announcements and milestones set. We wanted to get an idea of which announcements were the most exciting, so we conducted a straw poll of readers on the site. The results are below from 50 voters. […]

Android TV is Google’s platform for smart TVs, running on set-top boxes and TV sets. It runs the full Android underneath some TV-specific UI. This means users can do a lot of things that you may not expect on a TV. They can sideload one of millions of apps on the Google Play Store and […]

Android TVs are meant to be leanback experiences. You don’t use a mouse, and there’s no touchscreen. Instead, you can use a remote control to navigate a simplified interface, occasionally using voice. With the introduction of remote controls comes a number of different ideas for what that means. On Android TV there are many different […]

Android Nougat was officially released last month as a stable version of the operating system. It has brought a number of big improvements to the operating system, and not just for phones either. While every device can take advantage of bug fixes and faster OS updates, there are a number of changes which can improve […]

As devices and screens gain more features and uses, they become more prevalent in our lives. Often we’ll be in our bed late at night refreshing Facebook or reading an eBook. However, recent research has been examining how these screens affect our bodies, especially at night. The bright blue light from screens messes with our […]

What is cloud syncing in games? Google Games is Google’s platform for game developers, making it easy for developers to add common features to games such as achievements and leaderboards. These features can work for a game across your laptop, phone, and Android TV. Achievements and leaderboards are useful features that can keep gamers engaged […]